Uche Okwukwu, secretary-general
of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, says the statement credited to Rotimi Amaechi, minister of
transportation, on Igbo presidency is “nothing but the truth”.
In a statement on Monday, Okwukwu
said those who attacked the minister over the statement were politically
ignorant.
In an interview, Amaechi had said
the people of the south-east should not demand the presidency in 2023 because
the Igbo have nothing to bring to the negotiation table.
The statement drew criticisms
from stakeholders in the region.
“In the past few days, I have
followed the hopeless and unnecessary attacks by a few misguided and
politically ignorant Igbo sons against the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike
Amaechi, because of the truthful comment he made about the Igbo quest for the
Presidency in 2023,” Okwukwu said.
“Amaechi predictable assertion to
the effect that Ndigbo has by an act of omission or commission shot themselves
out of the presidency come 2023 is nothing but the truth.
“To the best of my knowledge as
the Secretary General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the suspended President General Chief
John Nwodo betrayed Amaechi and the Igbo race as he (Nwodo) had earlier spoken
with and agreed with him (Amaechi) that Ohanaeze Ndigbo will be neutral by not
endorsing any candidate for the presidential election. In 2015, Ohanaeze took
this path and failed.
“Regrettably, Nwodo and the likes
of Mazi Okwu Nnabuike purportedly endorsed Alhaji Atiku Abubakar without
affording Amaechi (then director-general, Buhari campaign organization), the
opportunity to present the reasons for the president’s bid for a second term.
“Amaechi and his fellow patriots
had argued that it was better for Ndigbo to vote massively for President Buhari
to provide them the space to politically and morally demand for an Igbo
President in 2023. The Question is, if Atiku had won, will Nnabuike be asking
for the presidency in 2023. The obvious answer is no.”
The secretary-general of the apex
Igbo socio-cultural group maintained that those who criticised the minister
should apologise to him.
“Admittedly, Amaechi cannot
determine the politically future of Ndigbo alone, but he as an Igbo and other
progressives can influence the political future of Ndigbo,” Okwukwu noted.
“He has the political and
strategic experience and had commanded a campaign organization twice and
secured victory twice, while Mazi Okwu Nnabuike and his likes had blindly
endorsed failure twice.”
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